Pregnant but spotting?

[catlover215]

Iv just found out I'm pregnant again on wednesday after a miscarriage 2 month ago but iv been spotting since ovulation which I usually do (treating hypothyroid at the moment) But it hasn't stopped. Ill only be like 4 week period due date was yesturday. But experiencing dark brown also beige brown wen I wipe not a lot at all. I had spotting before I miscarried last time but my thyroid was 30 the still not below 4.5. Scared Its gonna happen again. But my thyroid was 12 a few week back so got put on higher dose so thyroid should be about right now

[catlover215]

Update: started to miscarry. So gonna wait for my next blood results which are 3 or 4 week. And if there stable wel try again if not gonna wait till they are. Not going through this again.

[Barb135]

I sense how badly you want to get/stay pregnant, but I also know how important it is to have adequate thyroid hormones, to sustain both you and a fetus. I know you don't want to have a baby that has developmental problems due to lack of thyroid hormones during gestation.

You're pregnant now, so let's hope the spotting isn't indicative of another miscarriage......  Maybe you could see about testing a bit earlier...... it takes 4-6 weeks for a dosage change to take effect, so maybe under the circumstances, your doctor would test a couple weeks earlier?  During pregnancy, thyroid tests should be done monthly, to insure adequate hormones for both mother and fetus.

Hoping for you to be able to maintain your pregnancy and for everything to go well.

[catlover215]

Thanks for more information. Think I'm understanding it abit more now. Yes I am due my blood test in 3 weeks time. Get bloods done every 6 week. Been on 100 for 3 weeks now. Ill see wat I can ask her wen I see her.

[Barb135]

If you've been on the 100 mcg for a "few weeks", it should be time to retest.

As I noted in another post, TSH and FT4 are not enough tests...... you need also to have the FT3 test, since FT3 is the hormone actually used by the cells.  I know that people in UK have a hard time getting tested for FT3 and FT4, but you really need to try to get your doctor to do them both, especially, in view of your recent miscarriage, and possible pending miscarriage (hope not).

It seems that you're only targeting the TSH, when TSH is totally inadequate for diagnosing/treating a thyroid condition.  FT3 is the hormone actually used by the cells, so even if you have adequate FT4 ("normal" doesn't mean it's good enough for you), you  may not be converting the FT4 to the usable FT3.  

I'm very surprised at your doctor for encouraging you to continue trying to get pregnant without making sure your thyroid levels are adequate, for both you and a fetus, first.  I, personally, would be very leery of her, and would be looking for a different doctor. .  

I wish you the best of luck.

[catlover215]

Well after what u said before I ended up trying still and got pregnant. Which my doctor has told me to carry on trying. Yes my thyroid tsh was 12 a few week back & t4 is normal like I said. So I have been on 100 mg now for a few week so hopefully that will have got it down to we're it should be anyhow. So not panicking too much. Gonna go doctors next week and see what she says.

[Barb135]

If I recall correctly, we discussed this a few weeks ago.  A TSH of 12 indicates that you do not have  enough thyroid hormones in your body to support a pregnancy.

I know your med was increased; have you retested since then?  It's quite likely that you haven't given it enough for your levels get to a good spot for you.

Aside from the fact that miscarrying again, so soon, is hard on your body, I worry that you may not have enough thyroid hormones to support the proper growth and development of a fetus, in the event that you would manage to maintain a pregnancy.  I can't stress enough, how essential adequate thyroid hormones are to growth and development of a fetus; without them, there can be numerous problems for the child, after birth.

If you've retested since your medication was increased, please post the results and be sure to include reference ranges, which vary lab to lab and have to be posted with results.